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Schnapps (/ ʃ n ɑː p s / or / ʃ n æ p s /) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, [1] herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.
The first "purity law" (German Reinheitsgebot) for the distillation of Korn was established in 1789. The regulation set by the city of Nordhausen stipulated that two thirds rye and one third barley or malt shall be used. [4] Korn is seen in Germany as "a cheap liquor that is mainly drunk by workers and farmers."
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.
Residents of Finland and Sweden consume twice as much beer as vodka (in terms of pure alcohol). [14] The Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (which won 16 seats in the Sejm in 1991) was founded on the notion of fighting alcoholism by a cultural abandonment of vodka for beer. And indeed in 1998, beer surpassed vodka as the most popular alcoholic drink in ...
Alcoholic drink – An Alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of an alcohol includes many other compounds. Alcoholic drinks, such as wine, beer, and liquor have been part of human culture and development for 9,000 years. Many brands of alcoholic drinks are produced ...
Generic "Spezi" mix of beverages. Spezi (German pronunciation: [ˈʃpeːtsi]) is the brand name for a soft drink owned by Brauhaus Riegele in Augsburg, Germany. [1] Spezi is a genericized trademark and the name is used as a generic term for a mixture of cola and orange soda (orangeade) in most German-speaking countries.
Kirschwasser, produced in Germany and bottled at 40% ABV. Kirschwasser (/ ˈ k ɪər ʃ v ɑː s ər /, UK also /-v æ s ər /, German: [ˈkɪɐʃvasɐ] ⓘ; German for 'cherry water'), or just Kirsch (German: ⓘ; the term used in Switzerland and France, less so in Germany), is a clear, colourless brandy from Germany, Switzerland, and France, traditionally made from double distillation of ...